The sad rise and fall of Surfers Paradise’s giant ferris wheel
It was meant to be the next big tourist attraction but the Surfers Paradise Skywheel had a long and difficult road to being built. Things didn’t get better after it opened. FIND OUT WHY
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Revealed: Queensland’s hilariously bizarre doomsday checklist
It was the end of the Millennium in 1999 when the Queensland Government released a checklist of what to do in case the Y2K bug threw society into chaos. FIND OUT MORE
‘Actually in disbelief’: Inside the Coast’s most embarrassing week
It was supposed to be a cheap and easy solution to the problem of public urination in Surfers Paradise, but instead it morphed into the Gold Coast’s most embarrassing week. FIND OUT HOW
‘Vindictive and thoughtless’: Council blasted for carpark sale
A push by the Gold Coast City Council to sell off Surfers Paradise’s Bruce Bishop carpark sparked a furious response, with the move declared ‘Vindictive and thoughtless’. FIND OUT WHY
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‘Docusoap’: Dawn of Australia’s reality TV juggernaut
The term “reality TV’ didn’t exist 25 years ago when a ‘docusoap’ was announced, spawning Bardot, one of Australia’s biggest bands of the 2000s, and changing TV forever.
Revealed: Top-10 best Dreamworld rides of the past
From the Wipeout to the Blue Lagoon, we count down the top-10 Dreamworld rides from the past. SEE IF YOUR FAVOURITE MADE THE LIST
Inside story of Wet’n’Wild’s earliest days as Cades County Water Park
Wet’n’Wild, originally known as Cades County Water Park, opened with a bang 40 years ago but disaster soon struck. FIND OUT MORE
How firefighters saved Coast homes from ‘severe’ bushfires
The Gold Coast is bracing for a summer of high bushfire risk after facing some of the toughest years and conditions mother nature has thrown at it since the dawn of the 21st century.
‘All the boys really liked him’: How Coast farewelled a beach legend
One of the Gold Coast’s best-loved figures died after a short illness, leaving behind a devastated community who fondly recalled his sun-loving beach life.
Inside story: The day light rail changed the Gold Coast forever
The sun had not even come up when more than 350 Gold Coasters made history aboard the light rail. This is the inside story of what happened on that fateful journey.
Revealed: Gold Coast’s bizarre link to Apollo 11 moon landing
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the Moon 55 years ago this weekend – and they unknowingly brought a part of the Gold Coast with them. THE UNEXPECTED LINK
‘Out of hand’: How candle accident destroyed $10m building
An accident involving a candle caused an enormous blaze which destroyed a $10m building on the northern Gold Coast, bringing traffic to a halt. WHAT REALLY HAPPENED
‘Toorak of the GC’: Truth behind Marina Mirage’s rise and fall
The end is nigh for Marina Mirage, with the wrecking ball moving in on the luxury shopping centre ahead of a major redevelopment of what was once dubbed “Toorak of the GC”.
Cops’ shocking act after brutal murder of porn shop owner
A sex shop owner was found brutally murdered outside his Gold Coast unit. What police did next was so outrageous it changed the state forever. THE SHOCKING STORY
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